Gholam-Ali Farivar Explained

Gholam-Ali Farivar
Term Start:1979
Term End:1980
Primeminister:Mehdi Bazargan
Term Start1:1961
Term End1:1962
Primeminister1:Ali Amini
Term Start2:7 March 1944
Term End2:12 March 1946
Constituency2:Tehran
Party:
Birth Name:Gholam-Ali Farivar Tehrani
Birth Date:1905/1906
Occupation:Engineer
Alma Mater:University of Paris

Gholam-Ali Farivar (Persian: غلامعلی فریور) was an Iranian engineer and politician.

Early life and education

Farivar was born in 1905 or 1906 in a middle-class family in Enzeli, Gilan Province. He studied engineering at University of Paris.[1]

Career

He was one of the early leaders of Iran Party,[1] having previously been a member of the Comrades Party's central committee.[2] In the 1944 Iranian legislative election, he was elected to the parliament along with five other fellow members of Iran Party.[1] He was among figures who played a role in establishment of the United Front of Progressive Parties, a coalition including the communist Tudeh Party of Iran.[3]

He served as industry minister in the cabinet of Ali Amini. For some time, he was also chairman of board of directors of Mortgage Bank of Iran, as well as an advisor to the Ministry of Commerce.

After the Iranian Revolution, Farivar was appointed as the ambassador to Switzerland.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 190–191. registration.
  2. 4322041. Political Parties in Iran 1941-1948. Middle East Journal. L. P.. Elwell-Sutton. Middle East Institute. January 1949. 3. 1. 45–62.
  3. Book: Haddad Adel. Gholamali. Elmi. Mohammad Jafar. Taromi-Rad. Hassan. Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. 31 August 2012. EWI Press. Iran Party. 9781908433022. 146.